Law and Religion Headlines
Monday, 3 April 2023
Ukraine inciting 'religious hatred,' targeting Orthodox sites on US orders: Russia
(Burc Eruygur, Anadolu Agency)
Ukraine accuses Orthodox Church leader Pavel of pro-Russian stance
(BBC News)
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
(Karl Ritter and Elena Becatoros, Associated Press)
Chaplains made part of Ukraine’s military as war drags on
(Associated Press)
Court places UOC MP Metropolitan Pavlo under house arrest for 60 days
(Religious Information Service of Ukraine (RISU))
Moroccan activists demand decriminalization of extramarital relations
(Abdellah Erraji, Morocco World News)
Friday, 31 March 2023
INVITATION FOR ABSTRACTS, due 31 March 2023: Reform of the UN minority rights regime
(Sussex Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Sussex)
Canada: Jewish community wants action after Montreal synagogue defaced with swastikas
(Andy Riga, Montreal Gazette)
UN paints bleak picture of rights in Sri Lanka
(Meenakshi Ganguly, Human Rights Watch)
France, EU: raise rights during top-level China visit
(Human Rights Watch)
France must end police brutality, racist ideology: expert
(Leila Nezirevic, Anadolu Agency)
Latest Quran-burning in Denmark shows politicisation of anti-Muslim hate
(TRT World)
Amritpal Singh: rumours swirl in hunt for fugitive Indian preacher
(Zoya Mateen, BBC News)
Bahrain sentences 3 for questioning Islamic teachings
(Associated Press)
Bahrain jails men over YouTube discussion of Islam
(Sebastian Usher, BBC News)
The Bush Institute, Freedom House, and McCain Institute coordinate declaration of democratic principles calling on democratic governments to act
(Freedom House)
IRF Ambassador meets with Archbishop Elpidophoros
(Twitter, Rashad Hussain)
NC county concedes First Amendment protects sidewalk prayer
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
It’s time to speak up for free speech
(Sofia Hoerder, The European Conservative)
Religion is still on trial in Finland
(Elyssa Koren, National Review)
UK FoRB Envoy meeting with the Deputy Speaker of the Moroccan Parliament
(Twitter, Fiona Bruce)
Reforming surrogacy law in Great Britain
(Frank Cranmer, Law & Religion UK)
Doctor suspended over 'porky sausages' insults
(Andy Giddings, BBC News)
Gen Z Muslims in UK have similar experiences to non-Muslims, except on religiosity
(Middle East Eye)
Ecclesiastical court judgments – March
(David Pocklington, Law & Religion UK)
Cuba: Religious leader denied permission to receive medical treatment outside of prison
(CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)
City of Faith: Religion, activism, and urban space
(Museum of the City of New York)
World of hurt, word of hope
(Knox Thames, Edmiston Center)
Ukraine war: orthodox clerics say they will not leave Kyiv monastery
(Hugo Bachega, BBC News)
Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as Church accused of Russia ties resists eviction
(Max Hunder and Yurii Kovalenko, Reuters)
Ukrainian churches oppose same-sex partnership bill
(Christian Network Europe)
RFI: States cannot interfere with the leadership of religious student groups
(Religious Freedom Institute)
Congressional hearing examines Chinese repression in Tibet
(Roseanne Gerin, Radio Free Asia)
Israeli police fatally shoot man at Jerusalem’s holy site
(Associated Press)
US Navy deploys more chaplains for suicide prevention
(Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press)
India: Bid to sharpen Hindu-Muslim divide ahead of elections – analysis
(P. K. Balachandran, Eurasia Review)
Indian govt seeks more time to report on Christian persecution
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
India: Attempts of religious conversion hinder country's development: Indresh Kumar
(Punjab News Express)
36 bodies found inside well after collapse at Indian temple
(Ashok Sharma, Associated Press)
Vatican rejects doctrine that fueled centuries of colonialism
(Nicole Winfield, Associated Press)
Lawsuit challenging California Department of Social Services’ unconstitutional cancelation of church school from the child Food Program
(National Center for Law & Policy)
11th Circuit: Jewish student's masking objections do not get 1st Amendment protection
(Howard Friedman, Religion Clause)
U.S. House rejects nationwide school voucher amendment 311-113, while states continue to enact voucher programs
(Don Byrd, Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty)
The bridge builder: How religious engagement increases freedoms around the world
(Brian Grim, Deseret News)
An orphaned right: Religious freedom is a bedrock right. Why is it given second-class status?
(Katrina Lantos Swett, Deseret News)
The faith that stares through death (Dr. King's march in Birmingham and faith)
(Paul Kix, Deseret News)
From Senate subcommittee to Easter sermon: Raphael Warnock on life as a pastor-politician
(Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service)
Minaret Foundation improves the lives of Texas Muslims by looking outward
(Kyle Desrosiers, Religion News Service)
A court ruling has transformed — and limited — the way New York state can regulate yeshivas
(Ben Sales, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Religious freedom for all means sacred Indigenous sites, too
(Eric Ledermann and Andrew Black, The Hill)
Kazakhstan: 143 administrative prosecutions in 2022
(Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)
African Church seeks to help form young Catholics involved in politics
(Guy Aimé Eblotié, La Croix International)
A KAICIID fellow's journey sheds light on the impact of interreligious and intercultural dialogue for peace and understanding
(KAICIID Dialogue Centre)
Biden administration appeals Texas court decision striking down free Obamacare coverage of preventive care
(Spencer Kimball, CNBC)
Church of Sweden, Episcopal Church deepen the partnership and a common mission
(World Council of Churches)
China: religious persecution and issues – Bimonthly digest March 16-31.
(Human Rights Without Frontiers International)
Choosing freedom instead of totalitarianism
(Eric Patterson, World)
Members of exiled Chinese church detained in Thailand
(Tian Macleod Ji and David Rising, Associated Press)
First Liberty and Florida Attorney General file suit to protect faith-based pregnancy resource centers
(Jorge Gomez, First Liberty)
In the news: Breaking religious freedom stories across the country - 31 March 2023
(First Liberty)
Open minds, open hearts: Macatė v. Lithuania on restricting and labelling a children’s book that depicts same-sex families in a positive light
(Ingrida Milkaitė, Strasbourg Observers)
2023 Hong Kong Policy Act Report
(Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State)
Federal judge dismisses first challenge of Michigan's new anti-discrimination protections
(Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit News)
Will SCOTUS fall for Biden DOJ's flim-flam in Sabbath-observer case? | opinion
(Nathan Lewin, Newsweek)
Germany's leftist government refuses to confront Islamism
(Soeren Kern, Middle East Forum)
Religious institutions update: March 2023
(Nathan Adams IV, Holland & Knight)
Thursday, 30 March 2023
ESSAY CONTEST, submissions due 30 March 2023: Towards a Global Ethic
(Parliament of the World's Religions)
HYBRID EVENT, 30 March 2023 (12:30PM EDT): Carson v. Makin, Parental Choice, and Religious Liberty
(University of Notre Dame Law School)
Wednesday, 29 March 2023
WEBINAR, 29 March 2023 (9AM in Tokyo): Advancing Human Security and Sustainability at the G7 Hiroshima Summit
(International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation)
WEBINAR, 29 March 2023 (12PM EDT): Pope Francis's Condemnation of Nuclear Weapons: Reflections and Responses
(Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, Georgetown University)
Kenya: Religious leaders visit Kibera after mosque and church torched
(Arnold Neliba, Catholic Information Service for Africa)
Religious, rights groups call for calm in Kenya's second week of protests
(Ayenat Mersie, Reuters)
Pakistan: Ahmadi mosque vandalized by police during Ramadan
(Marco Respinti, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
Cultural genocide: The indoctrination of Uyghur children
(Gulfiye Y, Bitter Winter: A Magazine on Religious Liberty and Human Rights in China)
China ‘increasingly concerned’ about instability in post-coup Myanmar: US expert
(Igor Blazevic, The Irrawaddy)
Pilgrimage and revolution: How Cesar Chavez married faith and ideology in landmark farmworkers’ march
(Lloyd Daniel Barba, The Conversation)
Uganda’s new anti-LGBTQ+ law could lead to death penalty for same-sex ‘offences’
(Zanele Nyoni-Wood, The Conversation)
First Latin American Forum on Journalism and Religion held at BYU
(Derek VanBuskirk, The Daily Universe)
Sex discrimination, age discrimination or both? Moraru and Marin v. Romania
(Elaine Dewhurst, Strasbourg Observers)
Report: LGBTQ Americans tend to be younger and have no religion
(Bob Smietana, Religion News Service)
New York City’s religious diversity bucks stereotypes of secularism
(Ari Ephraim Feldman, Spectrum News)
Swedish prosecutor decides not to open investigation into Quran burning
(Hurriyet Daily News)
The Dalai Lama, reincarnation and China’s mounting Tibet problem
(Sorcha Bradley, The Week)
Tibet dying a ‘slow death’ under Chinese rule, says exiled leader
(Al Jazeera)
China may face more embarrassment over its human-rights record
(The Economist)
Why Nepali Christians can’t bury their dead
(Surinder Kaur, Christianity Today)
Europe and the Faith: a talk by Prof Richard Rex
(David Quinn, The Iona Institute)
VA governor signs bill protecting churches from discrimination during emergencies
(Alliance Defending Freedom)
Vietnam officials storm Mass in ‘illegal chapel’
(Union of Catholic Asian News)
Symposium spotlights the rise of the nones and American law
(St. John's University)
Portugal: Refugee held as suspect in Muslim center stabbings
(Barry Hatton and Joseph Wilson, Associated Press)
Maine law blocking religious schools from tuition payments is ‘poison pill,’ church says in lawsuit
(Mark A. Kellner, The Washington Times)
Taliban expand civil society crackdown
(Fereshta Abbasi, Human Rights Watch)
Burkina Faso: TV news broadcasts suspended
(Human Rights Watch)
‘Prayer is our only weapon’: Monks at Kyiv monastery resist planned eviction
(Meagan Saliashvili, Religion News Service)
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